§ Mr. W. A. Robinsonasked the Postmaster-General in respect of Post Office Savings Bank accounts, how many prosecutions have taken place in the last 12 months for forgery; whether such offences are on the increase; and what losses have been sustained by the depositors.
§ Major Anstruther-GrayThe number of prosecutions during the 12months ended 31st December, 1944, for forgery in respect of Post Office Savings Bank accounts was 951. Compared with the previous year there was a decrease of approximately one-third in the number of offences of this nature. In every case where a prosecution occurs the money fraudulently withdrawn by a person other than the depositor is replaced in the account and the depositor suffers no loss.